3.8% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Palmwoods · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 91.9% of people in Palmwoods, making it a place where very few residents speak a different language at home. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a community with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average of 13.2%. This is mirrored by the fact that those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population.
3.8% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32265/palmwoods/topic/language